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Lists ten ways to improve a bodybuilder's training results. Training of muscle group each week; Cardiovascular work prior to weight training; Importance of carbohydrate during 30 minutes after workout; Reduction of rest time between sets; Types of sets to use for each muscle group.

Reports on a trick called `cross-education' to build bigger muscles quicker by lifting with one side of the body one day and the other side the next. Cross-education's exploitation of the spinal cord reflex; Other advantages over conventional training.

States that high-intensity exercise improves body builders' body composition, and also encourages them to eat more healthfully, according to researchers at West Virginia University's School of Medicine. Dispelling of the argument that low intensity aerobic exercise is effective; Methodology...

Reports that according to researchers at the Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, weight training involving other bodyparts can lessen the loss of contractile function. Argument that small amounts of weight training during injured periods can decrease the loss of muscle size.

Presents suggestions from Jody Wilkinson, from the Cooper Institute for Research in Dallas, Texas, on cardiovascular workouts. Number of minutes to spend exercising on the stationary bicycle, treadmill, and the rowing machine.

Presents information on the use of L-carnitine as an alternative to aspirin, in cases of delayed-onset muscle soreness. Research conducted at the University of Chieti and University of Padoca, in Italy.